(organic chemistry) Containing ethylene or an ethylene derivative || (organic chemistry) Pertaining to or characteristic of ethylene
It also acts as a chromogenic centre when double bonds or ethylenic linkages are present, as in fluorene ketone or fluorenone.
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1.A flammable hydrocarbon gas of the alkene series, occurring in natural gas, coal gas, and crude oil and given off by ripening fruit. It is used in chemical synthesis, especially in the manufacture of polythene.
‘Different physiological stages of fruits were defined according to their ability to produce _ethylene_ .’
‘It may be less well known that _ethylene_ is also produced naturally by bacteria and fungi.’
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‘Different physiological stages of fruits were defined according to their ability to produce _ethylene_ .’
